Daily Archives: July 25, 2007

But what will I read in the checkout lines?

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Horrors! Publisher American Media Inc. said on Tuesday it will stop printing the Weekly World News, which for 28 years gleefully chronicled the exploits of alien babies, animal-human hybrids and dead celebrities. The company said in a brief statement it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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S-CHIP: The Republican cookie crumbles

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday, I posted about the brewing battle over S-CHIP funding between Congress and the President. I suggested that maybe just this once, it might be a good idea to try to lobby our two Senators about this, since CHIP has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Infernal Bridegroom shuts down

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

This is a shame. Infernal Bridegroom Productions, Houston’s foremost avant-garde theater company, has ceased operations because of “insurmountable financial difficulties.” The news was made public late Tuesday in an e-mail released by IBP board president Chet Farmer. The company’s own … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More on the state school abuse scandal

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s today’s Chron story about the horrible abuse of mentally retarded residents of the state schools. Just one observation for today: Texas spends about $110,000 annually on each of the mentally retarded residents of its state schools, but entry-level workers … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Biggio calls it a career

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Astros legend Craig Biggio announced his retirement for the end of the season before yesterday’s game with the Dodgers, then added a little flourish during the game. They stood throughout Minute Maid Park in the sixth inning Tuesday night, focused … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Take action on S-CHIP

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s an important message from the CPPP: Take Action: Texas’ CHIP Funding in Jeopardy at the Federal Level The 2007 Texas legislative session saw important health care victories for Texas children through the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Now it’s up … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Four-day school weeks?

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ll bet the kids in Lancaster are rooting for this. The Lancaster school district has asked the Texas Education Agency for clearance to implement a four-day schedule for the upcoming school year. The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Fake fundraising

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Last week, a fellow named Quico Canseco, who hopes to be the Republican candidate in CD23 against Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, sent out a press release saying he’d raised the eye-popping total of $566,000 for the last quarter (see The Walker … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More on the 290 widening

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Whether you made it to any of the public comment meetings for the US290 widening or not, you can always go to Intermodality to see Christof’s analysis of the project. If you thought the Katy Freeway expansion was big, wait … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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